King James Version

1 Peter 3:20

Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he was expecting” (ἀπεξεδέχετο) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “few” (ὀλίγοι,) before That here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “once he was awaiting” (ἅπαξ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “few” (ὀλίγαι) before That here.

ἀπειθήσασίνapeithēsasinwere disobedientἀπειθέω (apeitheō)verb, aorist active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “were disobedient”, a single actionG544I disobey, rebel, am disloyal, refuse conformity.were disobedientποτεpoteonceποτέadverb — “once”G4218at one time or other, at some time, formerly.ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenἀπεξεδέχετοapexedechetoonceἀπεκδέχομαι (apekdechomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “once”, an ongoing action in the pastG553I expect eagerly, wait for eagerly, look for.onceἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godμακροθυμίαmakrothumiapatienceμακροθυμίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “patience”, the subject formG3115patience, forbearance, longsuffering.This verse uses “patience”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the daysΝῶεnōeof NoahΝῶεnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Noah”, the of-formG3575(Hebrew) Noah.of Noahκατασκευαζομένηςkataskeuazomenēswas a preparingκατασκευάζω (kataskeuazō)verb, present passive participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “was a preparing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2680I build, construct, prepare, make ready.was a preparingκιβωτοῦkibōtouarkκιβωτός (kibōtos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “ark”, the of-formG2787(properly: a wooden box, hence) the Ark, in which Noah sailed; the Ark of the Covenant.εἰςeiswhereinεἰςpreposition — “wherein”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.whereinἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὀλίγοιoligoifewὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “few”, the subject formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.This verse uses “few”.fewτοῦτ’toutthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἔστινestinthat isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “that is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.that isὀκτὼoktōeightὀκτώadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “eight”, the subject formG3638eight.eightψυχαίpsuchaisoulsψυχή (psuchē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “souls”, the subject formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.soulsδιεσώθησανdiesōthēsanwere savedδιασῴζω (diasōzō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were saved”, a single actionG1295I save (rescue) through (some danger), bring safely to, escaped to.were savedδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byὕδατοςhudatoswaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “water”, the of-formG5204water.water

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ἅπαξhapaxonceἅπαξverb, imperfect middle or passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “once”, an ongoing action in the pastG530once, once for all.This verse uses “once”.ὀλίγαιoligaifewὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “few”, the subject formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.This verse uses “few”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah — an ark being preparing — in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

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American Standard Version (1901)

that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

Young’s Literal Translation

who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah — an ark being preparing — in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

World English Bible

who before were disobedient when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

Darby Translation

heretofore disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in [the] days of Noah while the ark was preparing, into which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

Douay-Rheims

Which had been some time incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.

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